MOVIE
The Barbarian and the Geisha
“The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!”
Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha.
Release / first air1958-09-30
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Romance
DirectorJohn Huston
WriterEllis St. Joseph
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
Production20th Century Fox
Cast & Crew
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John WayneTownsend Harris
Eiko AndoOkichi
Sam JaffeHenry Heusken
So YamamuraGovernor Tamura
Ryuzo DemuraThug (uncredited)Takeshi Kumagai(uncredited)Fuyukichi Maki(uncredited)
Kodayu Ichikawa(uncredited)Keywords
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